# elementaryOS Apps and Configs

:warning: This guide is being updated for elementaryOS v5.0+.

### Enbale PPA support
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install software-properties-common
```

### Install original plank dock
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ricotz/docky
sudo apt-get install -y plank
# configure
plank --preferences
```
* Elementary OS comes with a patched version of plank dock with limited features
* Plank [Themes](https://github.com/fsvh/plank-themes),[Themes 2](https://github.com/KenHarkey/plank-themes)

### Elementary tweaks 
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:philip.scott/elementary-tweaks 
sudo apt-get install -y elementary-tweaks
```

### 7Z, RAR file support to [File Roller](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/File%20Roller)

```bash
sudo apt-get install -y rar unrar p7zip-full p7zip-rar
```

### Task manager
```
sudo apt-get install -y gnome-system-monitor htop
```

### Google Chrome Web Browser 
* [Download Page](https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html), Direct link to [Stable](https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb) and [Beta](https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-beta_current_amd64.deb)
OR

```
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y google-chrome-stable
```


### VLC Media Player

```
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:videolan/stable-daily
sudo apt-get install -y vlc
```

### [Kingsoft WPS Office](http://wps-community.org/download.html) (~80MB download)

### [Libre Office](https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/) (~180 MB download)
```
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y libreoffice
```

### [TLP](http://linrunner.de/en/tlp/tlp.html) Laptop battery saver
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get install -y tlp tlp-rdw
sudo tlp start
```

* TLP saves its configs to ```/etc/default/tlp```, advanced users can go and adjust settings there.
* For example; un-comment this line ```DEVICES_TO_DISABLE_ON_STARTUP```


### [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/) Image editor
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get install -y gimp
```


### [xfburn](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/xfburn/) - CD and DVD burning application
```
sudo apt-get install -y xfburn
```

*xfburn does not support multi-session disks*


### [dConf-Tools](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/saucy/dconf-tools/)

```bash
sudo apt-get install -y dconf-tools
```

### [Disk usage analyzer](https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/baobab/)
```
sudo apt install -y baobab
```

### [gParted](http://gparted.org/download.php)
```
sudo apt-get install -y gparted
```

### ISO Master

```
sudo apt-get install -y isomaster
```


### [BleachBit](http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/download/linux)
```
sudo apt-get install -y bleachbit
```

### [uGet](http://ugetdm.com/downloads-ubuntu) Download Manager
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:plushuang-tw/uget-stable
sudo apt install -y aria2 uget
```

### [unetbootin](http://unetbootin.github.io/linux_download.html)
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y unetbootin
```

### [WoeUSB](http://www.webupd8.org/2017/06/tool-to-create-bootable-windows-usb.html)
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt install -y woeusb
```

### Spotify desktop app
* https://www.spotify.com/int/download/linux/

### gDebi
```bash
sudo apt-get install -y gdebi
```

### Synaptic Package Manager
```
sudo apt-get install -y synaptic
```

### E4defrag (Defrag ext4 partations)

```bash
# check if your first partation needs defragmentation
sudo e4defrag -c /dev/sda1 
```

### [Ubuntu Restricted extras](https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-restricted-extras)
```
# Full install
sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras
```

```
# Selected install - Codecs only
sudo apt-get install -y gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly libavcodec-extra
```

### [Grub Customizer](https://launchpad.net/grub-customizer)
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get install -y grub-customizer
```

### [guFw](http://gufw.org/) Firewall
```
sudo apt-get install -y gufw
# OR (If u dont need a GUI program)
sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw deny ssh
```


### Filezilla
```
sudo apt-get install -y filezilla
```

### [HandBrake](https://handbrake.fr/) media convertor
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get install -y handbrake-gtk
```

### [Selene](http://www.teejeetech.in/p/selene-media-encoder.html) Media Encoder
```
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y selene
```

### [Audio Recorder](https://launchpad.net/~audio-recorder/+archive/ubuntu/ppa)
```
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:audio-recorder/ppa
sudo apt-get install -y audio-recorder
```

### [Submlime text 3](https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/linux_repositories.html)
```
wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install -y sublime-text
```

### [Virtual Box](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads)
```
sudo apt-add-repository -y 'deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian xenial contrib'
wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y dkms
sudo apt-get install -y virtualbox-5.2 --allow-unauthenticated
```

### gnome disk
```
sudo apt-get install -y gnome-disk-utility
```

### PulseAudio Volume Control
```
sudo apt-get install -y pavucontrol
```

### Update manager
```
sudo apt-get install software-properties-gtk 
sudo apt-get install update-manager
```